"Far from Moscow” is a project designed to aggregate songs and sounds (i.e., texts and tunes) over a very wide area. We also release regular compilations, dedicated to varied genres and digital material that might otherwise go unnoticed.

These albums should help to slow the rate at which young and impressive performers move across the horizon. The same collections should also help to nurture new audiences, both at home and… far from Moscow.

The tracks on display - this time! - come from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Uzbekistan. All were published during May and June 2013. Within each file you'll find photographic, geographic, and archival information concerning the artist or band in question.

The representatives of loungecore Candee Train released an eight track compilation „Hypnopompic remixes”. Still quite uncommon to the music scene of Lithuania - a remix album through which songs of one band were exposed in various genres. Using the material from the „Hypnopompic” album released in 2012 some of the most talented Lithuanian music producers took the opportunity to add up to this project. Songs like „Copperlosers”, „Smell your fingers” that were successfully broadcasted on the radio, including the unheard track „Kiaušinienė” were once again brought to life by the touch of IJO, Golden Parazyth, NRK1, Exhibitor, Shkema and others.

Frequently getting requests to send samples of one or another song after their gigs the band members got the idea to gather everyone who showed interest and make the album. At the same time it was an opportunity to start new collaborations with other musicians. Trying themselves out in various musical genres the members of Candee Train were supporting the idea that music is boundless and musicians shouldn’t compete but rather be more likely to work together. Some remixes are already being played on the radio moreover the work of IJO was released on vinyl. As the author says: „The song is so beautiful that probably for the first time doing a remix I barely changed it. Usually my remixes end up having like 0.1% of the original.”

Already good results happened in the course of collaboration between musicians: Lithuanian producer Exhibitor currently living and working in Great Britain became the producer for the band looking after their new recordings. Candee Train plan to release their second album sometime in autumn also a music video for the recent single „Forest Ground” is being created.

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A related happy-go-lucky style occurs in the recent material from Candee Train. From the outset this Lithuanian outfit tags itself as "loungecore." Serious relaxation is apparently under way. Likewise the band's miniature biography declares: "We've no idea why we make music... nor why we write these things [such as PR materials]." That lack of fidelity to any one stance or narrative style has led the Baltic press to catalog Candee Train's 2013 album "Hypnopompic Remixes" somewhat randomly as "psychedelic funk, psychedelic pop, noise pop," and so on.

The ensemble's members, speaking in related tones about their music and artwork, have defined the overarching intent of their collective diligence as: "Getting the maximum effect from some minimalist tools. We also appreciate a subtle sense of humor, since we're not serious people ourselves!"

A healthy distance from any grimly defended convictions has been seen by the Lithuanian press in similar terms. Vagueness and a gentle smile go down well. The music of Candee Train was deemed a few months ago to be "reminiscent of a state between waking and sleep." Liminality - embodying nothing in particular - is fine defense against ideological fervor, not to mention musical modishness. The appeal of nothing special, so to speak, can be considerable.

Other examples of an admirable dismissiveness can be found in new interviews with the band. When recently nominated for a domestic prize - yet not actually winning it! - the musicians said they were glad to have avoided the pigeonholing or stereotyping often endured by competition winners. And as for piracy (i.e., the threat of failure, rather than of overexposure), Candee Train had no worries at all: "If somebody ever tries [stealing and then] using our music for commercial purposes, good luck to them! We don't think it would work. Our material is too strange to advertise laundry detergent!"